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Serena Williamswill go down in history as one of the greatest tennis players of all time.
Winning several titles and breaking long-held records, Williams has no doubt transformed the sport.
How we dress says a lot about how we feel and who we are."
Her favorite outfit was a stylish two-piece consisting of a crop top and a high-waisted tennis skirt.
As Williams toldVogue, her mother used to make most of her clothes when she was young.
“And I always wore this outfit when I played my tournaments because …
I thought it was super cute.”
“We were really young.
We still had our beads and we still had our youth,” she laughed in an interview withVogue.
She also wore knee-high yellow socks and green soccer-inspired shoes to complete the look.
I can’t wear this,'" Williams recalled.
“This was such an iconic moment in sport.
It was really, really cool,” she reflected.
To complete the look, she wore a striking pair of knee-high Nike boots.
According to Carly Ellis, Nike’s apparel design lead, this look has gone down in sportswear history.
“Talk about a shared love for disruptive tennis fashion.
It’s almost as if she said, ‘You did denim shorts?
I’ll one-up you with a micro denim skirt.'”
One word: iconic.
It was around this time that Williams really established herself as a player in the fashion industry.
The outfit conveyed the message that Williams was ready to be taken seriously by the fashion world.
“I designed this whole outfit except for the shoes.
As Williams recalled, the night was both exciting and incredibly nerve wracking.
Well, she definitely looked amazing while it happened!
She also wore jewelry by XIV Karats.
According toThe Sun, the dress cost around $2.9 million.
Williams also paired her wedding dress with an Alexander McQueen cape.
The look wasn’t popular with tennis officials.
You have to respect the game and the place” (viaVox).
However, the look was also designed for health reasons.
As she said at the tournament, the outfit was designed to help prevent blood clots.
For Williams, it also helped her feel powerful.
“I’m always living in a fantasy world.
I always wanted to be a superhero, and it’s kind of my way of being a superhero.
I feel like a superhero when I wear it.”
“What’s so iconic about this is I was like, ‘Royal wedding?
I’m definitely wearing braids,'” she toldVogue.
“It was a very long process but it was so worth it,” she said.
The attention-grabbing look was designed by Off-White founder Virgil Abloh, Williams’ long-time collaborator and friend.
According toW Magazine, the tennis star also wore trainers that read “Queen.”
… Nike and Off-White put together this amazing collaboration.
I’m just the muse, I guess."
As theIndependentreported, fans were thrilled with Williams’ bold look.
The look also went down in history as Williams' personal favorite outfits.
The tutu look with Virgil.
I kept all those dresses" (viaPeople).
In fact, Williams even revealed that she still wears her tutu outfits!
“We thought of this literally the night before,” she toldVogue.
Apparently, she was careful to show off her shoes on the red carpet.
And my finest garment happens to be Versace and Nike," she went on.
“I had an unbelievable time walking in the @off____white show,” Williams later wrote onInstagram.
Thank you for the opportunity.
I am so grateful to show love to my friend."
“It was a really wonderful outfit …
I was just happy to be there in any way shape or form for him,” she said.
She also wore a pair of lacy black gloves to complete the look.
“This was an amazing look, it was Gucci,” she recalled toVoguewith a gasp.
“Alessandro [Michele] struck again, that man is a genius,” she gushed.
Well, if you’re Serena Williams, you get creative.
In 2022, Williams found herself with no dress for the Vanity Fair Oscars party.
Apparently, she had two dresses to choose from, but they didn’t work.
Originally, the dress had been a floor-length silver dress with a train.
Versace turned it into a strapless mini dress.
Of course, Williams brought her fashion A-game to the court.
For the game, she wore a stunning black Nike tennis dress.
She also wore custom shoes with diamond lace locks, and diamonds in her hair (viaSportskeeda).
The dress, which soon went viral, was hugely symbolic.
According toNike, the six layers of the dress were an homage to her six U.S. Open titles.
This is one tennis outfit that will definitely go down in history.
